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...are we going the right way? ……我們走的路線對嗎？ |
= ...are we going in the right direction?
＊direction n. 方向
注意:
way表『方向』時, 等於direction, 之前與介詞in並用, 不過way之前的in通常可省略, direction之前的in則不可省。 |
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cheat vt. 欺騙 & vi. 不忠; 作弊 |
cheat + 人 + out of + 錢 騙取某人若干錢
cheat on + 人 (男女之間) 對某人 (感情) 不忠
例:Sam cheated Hedy out of one thousand dollars.
(山姆騙了海蒂一千塊錢。)
Tom cheated on his girlfriend; he went out with Jane.
(湯姆對他的女朋友不忠，他和珍約會。)
I don't know how Willy could cheat on the exam and still fail.
(我不知道為什麼威利會考試作弊卻仍考不及格。) |
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awfully adv. 非常地 (正式用法) |
= awful (限口語用法)
= very
＊awful adv. 非常地 & a. 可怕的, 糟透的
例:We've had awfully bad weather all week.
awful
very
(整個禮拜天氣都很糟。)
John made an awful mistake when counting money.
(約翰數錢時犯了一個嚴重的錯誤。) |
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meter n. 計費錶; 公尺 |
例:Besides paying what's on the meter, I usually give the taxi driver a small tip.
(除了付計費錶上的價錢外，我通常會給計程車司機一點小費。)
Joe ran the hundred-meter dash in 11.5 seconds.
(喬百米短跑跑了十一點五秒。) |
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be out of order (機器, 小零件等) 故障, 壞了 |
break down (車輛) 故障, 壞了
例:Please turn on the fan; the air conditioner is out of order.
(請打開電風扇，冷氣機壞了。)
The boss's car broke down on his way to work.
(老闆的車在上班途中拋錨了。) |
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get out of ... 下(上)轎車、計程車等交通工具 |
in (to)
get off ... 下 公車、火車、船、飛機等交通工具
on 上
注意:
凡是交通工具較小, 不能在上面站立或走動者, 必須用get in (to)/out of來表示上、下此種交通工具; 若交通工具較大, 可任由人在其上站立或走動者, 表上、下這種交通工具時, 則用get on/off。
例:The thief got into a taxi and escaped.
(小偷上了一輛計程車逃掉了。)
As soon as the movie star got off the plane, the fans started screaming.
(那位影星一下飛機，歌迷便開始尖叫起來。) |
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report vt. 告發; 報導, 報告 & n. 報導 |
report + 人/事 + to the police 將某人/某事報警處理
例:The storekeeper reported the shoplifter to the police.
(店主報警處理那位商店扒手。)
＊shoplifter n. 商店扒手
The manager reported that the company made a huge profit last year.
(經理報告說公司去年賺了很多錢。)
According to the report, hundreds of people died as a result of the earthquake.
(根據報導，那場地震死了好幾百人。) |
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Same here. 我也是。 |
= Me, too.
例:Jeff: I hate rainy days and Mondays.
Anna: Same here.
(傑夫：我討厭下雨天和星期一。)
(安娜：我也是。) |
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